Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Clinton, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Clinton, Washington on Thu, Apr 4, 1991, 12:52 PM PST (20:52 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 0 km NW of Burlington, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-04-04 20:52:09 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.937° N, 122.393° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km SSW of West Lake Sammamish, Washington · 12957 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.40 km NW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.60 km WSW of Burlington, Washington · 12953 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Allyn, Washington · 12951 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.05 km W of Concrete, Washington · 12950 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.47 km S of Longbranch, Washington · 12945 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.5Washington · 12936 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.01 km SSE of Normandy Park, WA · 12935 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 12934 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.52 km S of May Creek, Washington · 12931 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Snoqualmie, Washington · 12914 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.66 km SSE of Acme, WA · 12912 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of Fall City, Washington · 12907 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.74 km ENE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 12906 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SW of Roosevelt, Washington · 12968 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.82 km NW of Warm Beach, Washington · 12974 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.62 km W of Maple Valley, Washington · 12977 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12979 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Oak Bay, Canada · 12981 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.71 km SE of Ames Lake, Washington · 12982 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.63 km WSW of Fox Island, Washington · 12983 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.10 km W of Normandy Park, Washington · 12985 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.02 km WNW of Maple Valley, Washington · 12987 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 12987 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10272043. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.